Preta is used as a family name or surname in Brazil. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Preta
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Brazil
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Preta

How popular is Preta?

Preta is common in Brazil.

Preta is ranked 111212 on our list.

Preta is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Brazil which may be its originating country too. Around 3671 people have been found who wears Preta as their family name. Preta is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
464,493 Indonesia9
340,120 Canada4
1,014,159 India4
4,086 Angola2
95,312 Argentina2
6,266 Luxembourg2
201,317 England2
56,169 Mexico1
801 Cape Verde1
50,549 Georgia1
18,969 Wales1
81,201 Switzerland1
38,841 Scotland1
277,603 France1
9,591 Panama1
5,872 Namibia1
5,916 Mozambique1
118,015 Netherlands1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
353,279 Russia19
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,628 Portugal65
Countries with hundreds of Preta:
44,259 Italy179
156,448 United States128
Countries with thousands of Preta:
4,354 Brazil3,244
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Laborer Andrea Preta from Amalfi, Italy aboard the Italia from Gibraltar & Naples. He is registered to be 18 years old when he arrived in New York on June 20, 1893. Elisabetta Preta, aged 30, Laborer G. Preta, 30 years old G. Preta, Giov Preta, aged 43, Farmer Maddalena Preta, Maddalena Preta, aged 24, 26 years old Raffaele Preta, T. Preta, are other Preta that migrated to US from Genoa, Naples & Hamburg, Trieste, Antwerp, Genoa, Gibraltar & Naples and Naples & Palermo.

Preta Namesakes

  • Camillus Pretal, Actor

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